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The export market for goods to be shipped to Australia from the UK has grown recently. As a result, Mercator has seen an increase in shipping activity to Australia from the UK, and as such we have become more experienced in handling shipments to Australia.

Our experience in shipping to Australia means that we have had the opportunity to build great working relationships with other agents in Australia. This can be extremely helpful to you as a customer when you are shipping your goods to Australia, as we can arrange for our partner agents to complete your customs clearance and delivery to the door of your goods destination.

Australia has some strict customs rules to understand before you begin shipping to Australia from the UK. Even if your product is safe to pass through customs without an issue, there is even the packaging to consider. Any kind of wood will need to be treated for shipping to Australia from the UK. This is a topic you can discuss with one of our freight forwarders if you think it might be an issue.

The typical sea freight shipping time to Australia from the UK is up to forty-five days, this depends on which port your goods are being shipped to. This is something you can discuss with our export department in further detail.

Give us a call to discuss your shipping to Australia from the UK for further details and for a quotation – Tel. 02392 756 575. Email: sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk.

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Mercator is a family-run, UK based independent freight forwarder, offering highly effective sea, road and air freight services around the world. Mercator is not constrained by corporate mentality and has the knowledge, experience, global network and above all, the determination to deliver a straight forward solution to every shipping task.